copula
n
(grammar) type of verb that connects a subject with its complement 系词(即连系动词, 用以连结主语及其补语)
In `George became ill', the verb `became' is a copula. 在Georgebecameill一句中, became是系词.
🗣️ 情景例句
The company has shown exceptional growth over the past two years.
过去两年中这家公司获得了很大的发展。
Well fed, wed bred.
衣食足,知荣辱。
Professor Ronald Bracewell, a leading American radio astronomer,argued in Nature that such a superior civilization, on a visit to our own solar system,